One More Beautiful Day Thursday Before Changes Begin

Our beautiful October weather continues with highs today reaching the middle and even upper 70’s in a few areas, and we will enjoy one more day of similar weather before changes begin Friday.

A weak cool front will press southward through Greater Nebraska tonight, but it will come through dry. Skies will be clear with lows near 30 by sunrise.

Thursday will be another weather winner with sunshine, and perhaps a few clouds late in the day, but highs will once again reach the 70’s across the region with light winds.

But enjoy Thursday’s weather because the weather will slowly begin to change. An upper-level low that has been nearly stationary over the southern California coast has finally begun to slowly move eastward, and is not located on the border of southeastern California and southwestern Arizona. Showers and thunderstorms are occurring with this feature over the Desert Southwest, with some of the storms on the stronger side and heavy rainfall. This low is slated to move over Nebraska during the weekend, and as it approaches skies will turn increasingly cloudy overnight across southwestern Nebraska Thursday night, with perhaps a shower over far southwest Nebraska.

Then by Friday, skies should become mostly cloudy, except over northern areas where some sunshine will probably linger. Showers and thunderstorms are possible at just about any time over southern and western areas. Highs will cool into the 60’s, with perhaps northern areas holding onto the lower 70’s with more sunshine.

Friday night and Saturday, showers and thunderstorms are possible just about anywhere in the region, and the activity may affect outdoor sports events Friday evening, so please stay tuned to later forecasts.

By Sunday, the low should exit the region, leaving us with fair and seasonable conditions with highs in the 60’s.

Another stronger cold front will approach Monday with the chance of showers returning. Behind that front, temperatures will likely cool to below average levels with highs by midweek mainly in the 40’s and 50’s, and possibly colder if more Canadian air gets involved, so stay tuned.

Mike